Tomato Celery And Toasted Bread Salad Recipes

TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Dice the tomatoes into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
• To make the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes and basil and toss. Add the bread, toss, and spoon onto a serving platter, topping with mozzarella.

TOMATO, CELERY, AND TOASTED BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a small bowl, cover onion with cold water. Swish water around, rubbing onion slices with your hand. Drain and repeat 2 or 3 times, letting slices soak and changing water every 10 minutes. Drain onion; pat dry. Arrange bread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until edges are crisp and golden, 6 minutes. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack; transfer to a large bowl. Add tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt; let sit 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely chop garlic with a generous pinch of salt. Drag the blade of a large knife at an angle across mixture until a paste forms. Transfer to a small bowl and whisk in oil and vinegar. To tomato mixture, add onion, cucumber, celery, radishes, basil, parsley, capers, and dressing; toss to combine. To serve, season with salt and pepper and toss.

ROASTED BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the tomatoes, oil, garlic and oregano in a 10-inch pie plate and toss to combine. Season with salt. Roast for 10 minutes. Stir in the bread cubes and roast, stirring halfway through, until the tomatoes are juicy, about 10 minutes more. Drizzle with olive oil and serve warm.

GRILLED BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Place a small saucepan over medium heat and add the butter. When it's about half melted, throw in the garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the garlic to take on a little bit of color. Remove from the heat and brush this mixture on both sides of each slice of bread.
• 2. Oil the grill racks. Preheat your grill using all burners set on high and with the lid closed for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 3. Place the bread on the grill, close the lid, and cook, turning once, until well marked. Careful here; depending on the moisture content of the bread, this could happen as quickly as 2 minutes (or about 1 minute on each side), but it usually takes about 4 minutes. Place the tomatoes on the grill, close the lid, and cook for a few minutes per side.
• 4. Remove the bread to a cutting board, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the tomatoes, onion, olive oil, vinegar, herbs, salt, and pepper. Toss gently with your hands to combine. Taste and adjust the seasonings if you desire. Serve at room temperature.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Make Salad:
• Preheat broiler.
• On a large baking sheet spread bread in one layer and toast under broiler about 4 inches from heat until pale golden, about 3 minutes on each side. Cool bread. Bread may be toasted 2 days ahead and kept in a sealable bag at room temperature.
• In a bowl toss together bread, tomatoes, chopped celery, olives, onion, and capers. In a blender or small food processor blend together vinegar, garlic paste, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth and drizzle over salad. Toss salad well and let stand at room temperature while grilling chicken.
• Grill Chicken:
• Prepare grill.
• Brush chicken with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. (Alternatively, chicken may be grilled in 2 batches in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cool.
• Stir basil into salad. Slice chicken on the diagonal and serve with salad. Garnish each serving with whole celery leaves.